diff --git a/recipes/tests/benchmarks/recipe.toml b/recipes/tests/benchmarks/recipe.toml
index 6bd59dbab..7f55da23e 100644
--- a/recipes/tests/benchmarks/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tests/benchmarks/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/benchmarks"
-
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """